The U.S. Army has released a study that states that leaders in the United States were more concerned with winning the military battle in Iraq than what to do once it was concluded. That's not exactly earth-shattering news, since most of us already know that, but the historical report is interesting because it's the first major report issued by U.S. military criticizing civilian leaders. The study, "On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign" was written by Donald Wright and Col. Timothy R. Reese, along with the Army's Contemporary Operations Study Team, according to a Washington Post article. They say U.S. commanders lacked a realistic vision of what Iraq would look like after that triumph, according to the story. "The transition to a new campaign was not well thought out, planned for, and prepared for before it began," wrote Wright and Reese. "Additionally, the assumptions about the nature of post Saddam Iraq on which the transition was planned proved to be largely incorrect." ...more

June 30, 2008

Civil War. Cold War. Perhaps weary of travel, President Bush said one thing but meant the other Friday. ...more

June 14, 2008

Erin Ireland, 18, doesn't want young people making the same mistake her grandfather did. ...more

June 4, 2008

One thing you can say with conviction about Bucs coach Jon Gruden: As he's gotten older and more mature as a coach, he's gotten better at admitting his mistakes. ...more

June 1, 2008

New York Mets manager Willie Randolph issued an apology Wednesday to team ownership, the club's TV network and players "for the unnecessary distraction" he created by suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers. ...more

May 22, 2008

After mix-up, local organizations raise money to send student to camp. ...more

May 4, 2008

Authorities mistakenly released the body of an adult woman to the family of a 2-year-old fire victim, and the woman's body was buried in the girl's grave, officials said. ...more

February 22, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - In preparing for today's district tournament, River Ridge coach Russ Schenk relayed some information to his team. ...more

February 2, 2008

Florida is investing nearly $118 million in a biotech venture from Oregon's Health & Science University, the state's publicly financed medical university, at a time when Florida's own university research programs are facing cutbacks. It's a secretive agreement that's been misunderstood and misrepresented, and now some question whether it's also a mistake. EDITORIAL, Page 2. ...more

January 27, 2008

Tigers Edge Red Devils PALMETTO — Avon Park sophomore forward Cleveland Nobles scored a game-high 27 points, but 24 turnovers were too much to overcome as the Red Devils lost to Palmetto 64-62 in Class 4A-District 10 boys basketball on Friday night. "It was a strange game," said first-year Avon Park coach Luther Clemons. "We only had seven players because of some injuries, but we still had our chances to win. "Cleveland had a solid game and was able to dominate inside, we just didn't have much to go with it." ...more

January 26, 2008